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1not come up to scratch — (not) come up to scratch British & Australian (not) be up to scratch to not be of an acceptable standard or quality. Under the new system, we will not continue to employ teachers whose work doesn t come up to scratch …
2not come cheap — ► if you say that something does not come cheap, you mean that it is of good quality and is therefore expensive: »If you want a qualified accountant, their services don t come cheap. Main Entry: ↑cheap …
3not come easy (to somebody) — not come ˈeasy (to sb) idiom to be difficult for sb to do • Talking about my problems doesn t come easy to me. • Change has not come easy. Main entry: ↑easyidiom …
4not come to anything — come to ˈnothing | not ˈcome to anything idiom to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result • How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing. • Her plans didn t come to anything. Main entry: ↑comeidiom …
5not come cheap — phrase to cost or charge a lot He doesn’t come cheap, but he gets the job done on time. Thesaurus: to cost a lot of moneysynonym Main entry: cheap …
6not come to much — not ˈcome to much idiom to not be important or successful Main entry: ↑comeidiom …
7not come amiss — not come/go aˈmiss idiom (BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation • A little luck wouldn t go amiss right now! Main entry: ↑amissidiom …
8not come cheap — to cost or charge a lot He doesn t come cheap, but he gets the job done on time …
9Would Not Come — Song infobox Name = Would Not Come Artist = Alanis Morissette Album = Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Released = November 3 1998 track no = 12 Recorded = April August, 1998 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:05 Writer = Alanis Morissette,… …
10if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain — Quot. 1625 gives the anecdote behind this saying. 1625 BACON Essays ‘Of Boldness’ xii. Mahomet cald the Hill to come to him..And when the Hill stood still, he was neuer a whit abashed, but said; If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet wil… …